entrepreneur
[ ahn-truh-pruh-nur, -noo r; French ahn-truh-pruh-nœr ]
/ ˌɑn trə prəˈnɜr, -ˈnʊər; French ɑ̃ trə prəˈnœr /
noun, plural en·tre·pre·neurs [ahn-truh-pruh-nurz, -noo rz; French ahn-truh-pruh-nœr] /ˌɑn trə prəˈnɜrz, -ˈnʊərz; French ɑ̃ trə prəˈnœr/.
a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk.
an employer of productive labor; contractor.
verb (used with object)
to deal with or initiate as an entrepreneur.
verb (used without object)
to act as an entrepreneur.
Origin of entrepreneur
1875–80; < French: literally, one who undertakes (some task), equivalent to
entrepren(dre) to undertake (< Latin
inter-
inter- +
prendere to take, variant of
prehendere) +
-eur
-eur. See
enterprise
OTHER WORDS FROM entrepreneur
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH entrepreneur
entrepreneur intrapreneurWords nearby entrepreneur
entrecôte,
entrelac,
entremets,
entrench,
entrenchment,
entrepreneur,
entrepôt,
entresol,
entropion,
entropion uveae,
entropy
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British Dictionary definitions for entrepreneur
entrepreneur
/ (ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜː, French ɑ̃trəprənœr) /
noun
the owner or manager of a business enterprise who, by risk and initiative, attempts to make profits
a middleman or commercial intermediary
Derived forms of entrepreneur
entrepreneurial, adjective entrepreneurship, nounWord Origin for entrepreneur
C19: from French, from
entreprendre to undertake; see
enterprise
Cultural definitions for entrepreneur
entrepreneur
[ (ahn-truh-pruh-nur, ahn-truh-pruh-noor) ]
One who starts a business or other venture that promises economic gain but that also entails risks.